Nonstop flight route between Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Mersa Matruh, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK), Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH), Mersa Matruh, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,302 miles (or 8,533 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Francis S. Gabreski Airport and Mersa Matruh Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Francis S. Gabreski Airport and Mersa Matruh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOK / KFOK |
Airport Name: | Francis S. Gabreski Airport |
Location: | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'36"N by 72°37'54"W |
Area Served: | Westhampton Beach, New York |
Operator/Owner: | County of Suffolk |
Airport Type: | Public / Military (ANG) |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOK |
More Information: | FOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUH / HEMM |
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Location: | Mersa Matruh, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°19'31"N by 27°13'18"E |
Area Served: | Mersa Matruh, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUH |
More Information: | MUH Maps & Info |
Facts about Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK):
- In 1975, the designation and mission changed again to "Aerospace Rescue and Recovery", later shortened to "Air Rescue" and then simply "Rescue".
- The closest airport to Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of FOK.
- Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Known as Suffolk County Air Force Base until 1969, then Suffolk County Airport until 1991, when it was renamed in honor of Colonel Francis S.
- Because of Francis S. Gabreski Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Francis S. Gabreski Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- As a result of funding shortfalls for the Vietnam War that resulted in the closure of numerous stateside air force bases and naval air stations, Suffolk County AFB deactivated in 1969 and the military installation was again transferred to the Suffolk County government for use as a civilian airport.
- The Suffolk County Police Aviation Section bases a Law Enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter at the airport.
Facts about Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH):
- In addition to being known as "Mersa Matruh Airport", another name for MUH is "مطار مرسى مطروح".
- Because of Mersa Matruh Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Mersa Matruh Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,816 miles (19,016 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) is Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) E of MUH.